The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which limits the power of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic...
Posse Comitatus
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Curly Bill
Tombstone Redux
Let’s find someone to refilm Kevin Jarre’s original script and complete his dream. Thanks to Jeff Morey, the historical consultant on Tombstone I...
Sherman McMaster: Good Guy or Bad?
Sherm McMaster was one of the more interesting characters in the Cochise County War. He was born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1853. Not much is known...
Shoot-out at Cottonwood Springs?
Wyatt Earp vs. Curly Bill Brocius March 24, 1882 Map by Gus Walker Based on the research of Bill Evans Wyatt Earp and his men take breakfast...
What Really Happened to Curly Bill Brocius?
The other day a True West reader wrote and asked “What really happened to Curly Bill? I’m hearing two different stories.” I replied, “That’s because...
James Flynn, Tombstone Peace Officer
Shortly after the fatal shooting of Tombstone Town Marshal, Fred White by Curly Bill Brocius on October 30th, 1880, Virgil Earp was appointed...